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In abstract:
- The Samsung Galaxy A27 was notably absent from its anticipated launch alongside the A57 and A37 fashions, leaving customers questioning in regards to the delay.
- Tech Advisor reviews that Geekbench listings reveal the A27 could characteristic a Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 chipset as a substitute of Samsung’s normal Exynos chips for funds telephones.
- This important chipset improve might clarify the delay and will lead to a worth enhance, aligning with Samsung’s broader 2026 pricing changes.
The Samsung Galaxy A27 was anticipated to launch alongside the Galaxy A57 and A37, however ended up being a no-show throughout their reveal, and primarily based on a current Geekbench itemizing, we now have a attainable clarification as to why it’s been delayed.
The benchmark app and database, which is used to point out how effectively a chipset can carry out, confirmed the A27 as scoring a formidable 777 single-core rating, leaping to 1802 within the multi-core check. These are respectable stats for a funds telephone, however what’s stunning is that the chipset listed within the outcomes is none aside from the Snapdragon 6 Gen 3, marking an enormous shift in technique.
Samsung’s method to its inexpensive telephones has usually been to energy them with the corporate’s own-brand Exynos chipsets. You’ll discover Exynos chips in each the Galaxy A57 and the A37, in addition to in final yr’s Galaxy A26.
This apply isn’t utterly unprecedented, as the identical Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 chipset was used within the previous-gen Galaxy A36, but it surely’s spectacular to see a Qualcomm chip of that calibre trickle all the way down to certainly one of Samsung’s funds units and might be the reason for the delay.
The A27 used for testing can be listed as having 6GB RAM to go along with the Snapdragon chip, though it’s probably that there might be totally different fashions out there, because the 256GB model of the A26 makes use of 8GB RAM.
There’s no phrase but on whether or not the Galaxy A27 would possibly embrace a worth enhance to go together with the newer CPU, however there’s at all times an opportunity given Samsung’s present technique throughout its whole telephone line-up for 2026.
We already know that the Galaxy A57 is barely costlier than its predecessor, however the Galaxy S26 vary introduced an enormous worth hike to the desk, as the usual Galaxy S26 prices £100/$100 greater than final yr’s Galaxy S25.
Even present handsets are set for a worth enhance with the Galaxy Z Fold 7, Z Flip 7 and the S25 Edge all turning into costlier in South Korea. Solely time will inform if these will increase make their manner overseas.